A PREMIUM Columbia event - "Wine in the Woods" May 2012 - now NOT so FAMILY friendly!
Local events in Howard County, MD in May are abundant, but the most anticipated weekend is always the third weekend of the month and the annual "Wine in the Woods" festival. This year May 19th and 20th 2012. It's exactly what it sounds like, nestled in the tall trees of Symphony Woods and Merriweather Post Pavilion, a large presence of Maryland vineyards offering their wines to sample. This year celebrates 20 years of Maryland wine tasting in Columbia and although Maryland is not nationally renowned for fine wines, the general atmosphere and great music make up for a lot of the less desirable wine choices. Some of them are downright unpleasant!
Here is a sample of the day.
This has always been a wonderful family event for me, despite the obvious adult theme. Most people bring chairs and picnics and enjoy the entire day. Children dance and play and have always seemed to be part of the weekend with face painting and other activities. This year, however, it seems that there has been a price structure change that will possibly make it un-affordable for many families in this tight economy. All children from 3 years to 20 years now have a $20 admission charge and the face painting has been eliminated. A family of 4 will now have to pay $110 at the gate to enter. What they get for that is just wine samples for the adults! It is true that the past few years have been extremely busy and these changes may make it less crowded, but the actual ramifications of this huge ticket price hike remain to be seen.
Sadly this is the first time in 16 years in Howard County,Maryland that I won't be attending Wine in the Woods because of the new ticket prices!
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